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Kilkenny–Waterford hurling rivalry

Field	Value
name	Kilkenny-Waterford
city or region	County Kilkenny
County Waterford
first contested	Kilkenny 4–10 – 3–12 Waterford
1957 All-Ireland final
(1 September 1957)
teams involved	[[File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg	20px	border]] Kilkenny
[[File:Colours of Waterford.svg	20px	border]] Waterford
most player appearances	[[File:Colours of Waterford.svg	20px	border]] Michael Walsh (9)
top scorer	[[File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg	20px	border]] T. J. Reid (3–44)
mostrecent	Waterford 2–27 – 2–23 Kilkenny
2020 All-Ireland Semi Final
(28 November 2020)
total	15
series	Kilkenny 10–3 Waterford
(2 draws)
largestvictory	Kilkenny 3–30 – 1–13 Waterford
2008 All-Ireland final
(7 September 2008)

County Waterford 1957 All-Ireland final (1 September 1957) 2020 All-Ireland Semi Final (28 November 2020) (2 draws) 2008 All-Ireland final (7 September 2008) The Kilkenny-Waterford rivalry is a hurling rivalry between Irish county teams Kilkenny and Waterford, who first played each other in 1957. In spite of the infrequent nature of the meetings, it is considered to be one of the most intense rivalry matches in Gaelic games. Kilkenny's home ground is Nowlan Park and Waterford's home ground is Walsh Park, however, all of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.

While Kilkenny have the highest number of All-Ireland and Leinster titles, Waterford have enjoyed success at sporadic intervals throughout their history winning just two All-Ireland titles.

Roots

History

Kilkenny are one of the most successful teams in the championship, having captured thirty six All-Ireland titles, and together with Cork and Tipperary form hurling's 'Big Three'. Waterford, on the other hand, have had sporadic periods of success throughout championship history resulting in two only All-Ireland titles. After a golden age for the team in the 1950s and 1960s Waterford went into severe decline in subsequent decades.

The Kilkenny – Waterford hurling rivalry first began in 1957 with their first meeting in the All-Ireland Hurling Final. Kilkenny won on a scoreline of 4–10 to 3–12. Two years later, in 1959, the teams played out a draw. Until 2012, this had been the last drawn game in the All-Ireland Hurling Final. The replay saw Waterford win their 2nd, and last to date All-Ireland Hurling Championship. The game was also notable for the Kilkenny debut of Eddie Keher. The two teams also met in the 1963 Final, with Kilkenny winning. This would be the last game between the two teams for 35 years.

During the 1990s and 2000s, Waterford hurling experienced a resurgence after the dark periods of the 1970s and 1980s. Waterford met Kilkenny in two semi-finals in both 1998 and 2004, with Waterford losing in two close battles. Having not played in a final since 1963, Waterford again met Kilkenny in the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final. Since then, the two teams have met in three Semi-finals and a qualifier. Kilkenny were triumphant on all occasions except 2016 where the sides drew.

Outside hurling

The intensity of the rivalry has also been stoked outside hurling. The two counties share a border, splitting the village of Ferrybank in two. Future expansion of County Waterford into County Kilkenny has been muted which has heightened the rivalry.

Statistics

Up to date as of 2023 National Hurling League

Team	All-Ireland	Provincial	National League	Total
Kilkenny	36	74	19	129
Waterford	2	9	4	15
Combined	38	83	23	144

Inter-county results

Legend

	Draw

Senior

Date	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Competition
1.	1 September 1957	Kilkenny (1)	4–10 – 3–12	Waterford	Croke Park
2.	6 September 1959	Kilkenny	5–5 – 1–17	Waterford	Croke Park
3.	4 October 1959	Waterford (1)	3–12 – 1–10	Kilkenny	Croke Park
4.	1 September 1963	Kilkenny (2)	4–17 – 6–8	Waterford	Croke Park
5.	16 August 1998	Kilkenny (3)	1–11 – 1–10	Waterford	Croke Park
6.	8 August 2004	Kilkenny (4)	3–12 – 0–18	Waterford	Croke Park
7.	7 September 2008	Kilkenny (5)	3–30 – 1–13	Waterford	Croke Park
8.	9 August 2009	Kilkenny (6)	2–23 – 3–15	Waterford	Croke Park
9.	7 August 2011	Kilkenny (7)	2–19 – 1–16	Waterford	Croke Park
10.	13 July 2013	Kilkenny (8)	1–22 – 2–16	Waterford	Semple Stadium
11.	9 August 2015	Kilkenny (9)	1–21 – 0–18	Waterford	Croke Park
12.	7 August 2016	Kilkenny	1–21 – 0–24	Waterford	Croke Park
13.	13 August 2016	Kilkenny (10)	2–19 – 2–17	Waterford	Semple Stadium
14.	8 July 2017	Waterford (2)	4–23 – 2–22	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium
15.	28 November 2020	Waterford (3)	2-27 – 2-23	Kilkenny	Croke Park

Under-21

No.	Date	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Competition
	1.	8 September 1974	Kilkenny (1)	3–8 – 3–7	Waterford	Semple Stadium
	2.	21 August 1994	Kilkenny (2)	2–21 – 3–6	Waterford	Semple Stadium

Minor

Date	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Competition
1.	5 September 1948	Waterford (1)	3–8 – 4–2	Kilkenny	Croke Park
2.	23 July 2011	Waterford (2)	0–15 – 0–9	Kilkenny	Walsh Park
3.	11 August 2013	Waterford (3)	2–12 – 0–16	Kilkenny	Croke Park
4.	10 August 2014	Kilkenny (1)	1–23 – 1–14	Waterford	Croke Park

Club results

	Draw

Senior

No.	Date	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Competition
	1.	16 May 1982	James Stephens (1)	3–13 – 3–8	Mount Sion	Croke Park
	2.	09 Feb 2019	Ballyhale Shamrocks (2)	1–15 – 0–13	Ballygunner	Semple Stadium

Records

Scorelines

Biggest championship win:
- For Kilkenny: Kilkenny 3–30 – 1–13 Waterford, 2008 All-Ireland final, Croke Park, 7 September 2008
- For Waterford: Waterford 3–12 – 1–10 Kilkenny, 1959 All-Ireland final replay, Croke Park, 4 October 1959
Highest aggregate:
- Waterford 4–23 – 2–22 Kilkenny, 2017 All-Ireland qualifier, Semple Stadium, 8 July 2017

Most appearances

Team	Player	Championship games	Total
Kilkenny	T. J. Reid		2008, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2016 (replay), 2017, 2020	8
Waterford	Michael Walsh		2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2016 (replay), 2017	9

Top scorers

Team	Player	Score	Total
Kilkenny	T. J. Reid	3–44	53
Waterford	Pauric Mahony	0–31	31

Top scorer in a single game:
- For Kilkenny: 2–12
  - T. J. Reid, Kilkenny 2–22 – 4–23, All-Ireland qualifier, Semple Stadium, 8 July 2017
- For Waterford: 0–13
  - Paul Flynn, Waterford 0–18 – 3–12 Kilkenny, 2004 All-Ireland semi-final, Croke Park, 8 August 2004

References

(5 September 2008). "Golden era of Waterford-Kilkenny rivalry". The Munster Express.

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